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Cardiac autotransplantation and ex vivo surgical repair of giant left atrium: a case presentation

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2018
Background Chronic Mitral Valve disease is strongly associated with Left atrial enlargement; the condition has a high mortality risk. Clinical manifestations include atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, thromboembolic events, and in cases of ...
Zan Mitrev, Milka Klincheva, Tanja Anguseva, Igor Zdravkovski, Rodney Alexander Rosalia   +4 more
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Coronary artery grafting in infants [PDF]

, 2009
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with cardiac vale repair is an uncommon surgery in infants. CABG is technically demanding in infants due to the small size not only of the coronary arteries but also the potential graft arteries.
Maskari, Salim, Menon, Rajgopal, Valliathu, J., Zacharias, S.   +3 more
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Donor tricuspid annuloplasty during orthotopic heart transplantation: Long-term results of a prospective controlled study [PDF]

, 2006
Background: Development of tricuspid regurgitation after orthotopic heart transplantation can cause heart failure along with renal and hepatic impairment and portends a poor prognosis.
Anderson, Allen, Furukawa, Satoshi, Jeevanandum, Valluvan, Mather, Paul, Raman, Jaishankar, Russell, Hyde   +5 more
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Mitral Valve Surgery for Rheumatic Lesions in Young Patients [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The appropriateness of rheumatic mitral valve repair remains controversial due to the risks of recurrent mitral dysfunction and need for reoperation.
Banazol, N, Cardoso, B, Fragata, I, Fragata, J, Gomes, I, Gordo, A, Loureiro, P, Pinto, MF, Trigo, C   +8 more
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Isolated mitral valve hydatid cyst mimicking myxoma: a rare case of mitral valve echinococcosis

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Background: Cardiac involvement by Echinococcus granulosus is extremely rare, accounting for less than 2% of all hydatid disease cases. When it occurs, it commonly affects the left ventricle, while valvular involvement is exceedingly unusual.
Nana Gonjilashvili, Ekaterine Gagnidze, Arwa Fareah Ansar, Ana Gonjilashvili   +3 more
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Treatment of severe mitral regurgitation caused by lesions in both leaflets using multiple mitral valve plasty techniques in a small dog [PDF]

Open Veterinary Journal, 2017
Mitral valve plasty (MVP) is preferred over mitral valve replacement (MVR) for mitral regurgitation in humans because of its favorable effect on quality of life. In small dogs, it is difficult to repair multiple lesions in both leaflets using MVP. Herein,
Satoko Yokoyama, Isamu Kanemoto, Kippei Mihara, Takanori Ando, Koudai Kawase, Yasuaki Sahashi, Kazuhito Iguchi   +6 more
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A Band That Causes Leaky Valves: Severe Mitral Regurgitation due to Left Atrial Fibrous Band—A Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2019
Left atrial fibrous band is a rare clinical and echocardiographic finding characterized by the presence of a fibrous band attached to the mitral valve. Diagnosis is accomplished with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), live 3D imaging, or cardiac MRI.
Christopher Nnaoma, Gurdarshan Sandhu, Christoph Sossou, Ilan Vavilin, Jose Bustillo, Anshu Garg   +5 more
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Percutaneous valve-in-ring procedure for the management of failed tricuspid annuloplasty

REC: Interventional Cardiology (English Ed.), 2019
To the Editor, Over the last few years we have become aware of the adverse impact of tricuspid regurgitation on morbidity (worse quality of life, hospital admissions…) and mortality with the corresponding increase in the number of interventions ...
Luis Fernández González, Roberto Blanco Mata, Koldobika García San Román, Fernando Ballesteros Tejerizo, Alejandro Rodríguez Ogando, José Luis Zunzunegui Martínez   +5 more
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Huge Left Atrium Accompanied by Normally Function- ing Prosthetic Valve

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2015
Giant left atria are defined as those measuring larger than 8 cm and are typically found in patients who have rheumatic mitral valve disease with severe regurgitation.
Feridoun Sabzi
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Rigid ring vs. flexible band for tricuspid valve repair in patients with tricuspid valve regurgitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology. Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention
Background & objectives: Rigid ring and Flexible band are techniques used to repair tricuspid valve regurgitation. The comparison between both techniques' effectiveness is controversial in the literature.
Shadi Alaa Abdelaal, Mahmoud Tarek Hefnawy, Enas Ewais, Naydeen Mostafa, Ahmed Mohamed Abozaid, Adel Mouffokes, Amnir Moustapha, Mohamed Mohamed, Hazem S. Ghaith, Alaa Ramadan, Nathan Ezie Kengo, Ahmed Negida   +11 more
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